Ipython
IPython#
Enter ipython by typing ipython in terminal
You can use print:
In [1]: print("Hello world")
Hello world
Get help with <function_name>?:
In [2]: print?
Docstring:
print(value, ..., sep=' ', end='\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)
Prints the values to a stream, or to sys.stdout by default.
Optional keyword arguments:
file: a file-like object (stream); defaults to the current sys.stdout.
sep: string inserted between values, default a space.
end: string appended after the last value, default a newline.
flush: whether to forcibly flush the stream.
Type: builtin_function_or_method
IPython Documentation and Jupyter Notebooks Documentation
You can run a script from ipython with:
In [1]: %run my_file.py
Hello World
You can then explore the available variables
In [2]: s
Out[2]: 'Hello World'
View all available variables with:
In [3]: %whos
Variable Type Data/Info
----------------------------
s str Hello World
Tips and Tricks#
Command History
Tap up and down of the keyboard to access previous commands
Tab completion
After typing an object name you can type <TAB> to access available methods
Magic Functions
Start with the % character
%cd- change currect directory%cpaste- paste code from other websites%timeit- time the execution of a short snippet of code%debug- enter post mortem debugger, which opensipdbso you can uselocals()to view local variables
You can pretty much use alot of standard linux commands: ls, cp, rm
which you view with %quickref